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💰 Bitwise Teams Up With Maple Finance for Institutional Credit

Bitwise has officially entered the DeFi scene through Maple Finance. Maple Finance offers structured, overcollateralized loans backed by digital assets, neatly sorted by risk so institutional money managers don't accidentally confuse Bitcoin with XRP. Credit to Bitwise for joining the DeFi party. Crypto-Economy.

🇺🇸 Trump Family-Inspired DeFi Protocol Partners with Sui

World Liberty Financial has partnered with Sui blockchain, citing their shared passion for American-born innovation. “We chose Sui for its American-born innovation combined with impressive scale and adoption. It is a natural complement to our mission of bringing decentralized finance to more Americans,” said Zak Folkman, co-founder of World Liberty Financial. Sui CEO Evan Cheng believes their collaboration will help Americans reclaim financial freedom. Sui.

🇯🇵 Japan Finally Cuts Crypto Taxes to 20%

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democracy Party is pushing crypto capital gains tax down to 20%, officially making it cheaper to gamble on meme coins than buying an overpriced latte in Tokyo. And although one lawmaker bravely proposed converting Japan’s forex reserves to Bitcoin, Prime Minister Ishiba politely declined, proving Japan's still careful enough not to YOLO the national treasury. Cointelegraph.

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